Category: franchise success story

  • Gardening Business  in Ashford

    Gardening Business in Ashford

    Gardening Business in Ashford – Ed’s welcomes Theo Theo Karachristos has recently joined Ed’s to run his gardening business in Ashford, Surrey. Ed’s is delighted to welcome Theo to the team. We caught up with Theo to talk about his Ed’s experience so far… Gardening Business in Ashford – Theo’s background… “I grew up in…

  • Gardening Business to go!

    Gardening Business to go!

    Gardening Business winter activities A Gardening Business is perennial… In Ed’s we find that our Business Owners are busy delivering gardening services for most of the year. They have a number of regular customers who want them to visit all year round. However, January and February do tend to be our quietest months before spring…

  • Gardening Business in Ramsgate

    Gardening Business in Ramsgate

    Gardening Business in Ramsgate – How has Mark’s business taken off? Gardening Business in Ramsgate – The Background Mark Stanton joined Ed’s Garden Services in January 2019.  He joined Ed’s to set up his own gardening business in Ramsgate, Kent. Mark joined Ed’s in search of career fulfilment by doing something he loved, far away…

  • Gardening Business in Andover

    Gardening Business in Andover

    Dave reflects on his shipshape gardening business…and life There’s nothing we like better than catching up with the business owners of an Ed’s gardening business.  We often have a catch up when they are taking a well-earned coffee break.  We believe that effective coaching is at the very heart of Ed’s success. Even once our…

  • Gardening business Norfolk

    Gardening business Norfolk

    Stuart’s gardening business office for the day The perks of running a gardening business! Stuart Thackeray has an established Ed’s gardening business in rural Norfolk (North and West). It’s a stunning part of the world and Stuart loves being able to live in such a beautiful place, as well running a successful garden maintenance business…

  • Smashing September

    Smashing September

    The Ed’s Operators are making the most of the excellent September weather and their diaries are full of varied jobs. The extreme summer heat has taken its toll on gardens and there is a lot of work going on restoring gardens to their glory. Once again,  we are seeing green lawns and mowing is in…

  • Is everything in the garden still rosy for Dave?

    Is everything in the garden still rosy for Dave?

    Dave Laing joined Ed’s Garden Services in the Spring of 2017 to run his Ed’s business in Andover. On paper, it certainly looks like Dave is doing well. However, at Ed’s we always believe that financial performance is only one measure of success. What’s equally, if not more, important is how happy you are running…

  • Marcus reflects…

    Marcus reflects…

    …on his first month with Ed’s Marcus Phillips joined Ed’s just over a month ago to run his business in Streatham, South London. Here he reflects on his first month and tells us how it has all gone … How did you feel on Day One? “ I absolutely knew I’d made the right decision…

  • Ed’s Garden Services welcomes Graeme to the team

    Ed’s Garden Services welcomes Graeme to the team

    We are delighted to welcome Graeme to our growing team of Ed’s Operators… Graeme has recently moved with his family to the UK from Zimbabwe to invest in an  Ed’s business in Worcester Park, Surrey.   Anita, our Ed’s Operator in Wimbledon is co-investing in this well-established business, which our Ed’s Operator, Tim, has built…

  • Work-life balance is real at Ed’s

    Work-life balance is real at Ed’s

    Work-life balance is very important to us at Ed’s. In our view, it’s a key measure of a successful life. Generally, when someone thinks about setting up their own business, the matter of work-life balance often springs to mind. People love the idea of the freedom of running their own business.  However, they are often…